I just went through my first winter as a homeowner and honestly, I had no idea vent boots were even a thing until I spotted a weird stain on the ceili...

I’m right there with you on the tear-off vs. overlay debate. We just bought our first place last year and the inspector flagged two layers of shingles...

This is exactly what I’m running into right now. I thought just adding more insulation would be the magic fix, but after poking around up there (and g...

Leaks are honestly my biggest fear with this house. I’ve only had it a year, but the flat roof is already giving me anxiety every time it rains. When ...

Honestly, I thought getting infrared pics would make things clearer, not more confusing. When I got our first inspection, I had to Google what those b...

That’s exactly what I was thinking when I started looking into underlayment for our place. I’m in the Northeast, so we get a lot of freeze/thaw and ra...

Yeah, totally get what you're saying. I'm new to homeownership myself, and I keep hearing mixed things about aluminum roofs—some swear by them, others...

I'm still pretty new to homeownership, so I'm figuring this out as I go. When we moved in, the inspector mentioned tile roofs being "low-maintenance,"...

Glad you mentioned containment barriers—I just moved into my first home and inherited some bamboo in the backyard. Thought it looked nice at first, bu...

Reading this thread is giving me flashbacks to my first rainy season as a homeowner. Thought I had everything covered until I noticed water pooling ar...

Glad you mentioned attic insulation and ventilation. As someone who's new to homeownership, I've been researching this stuff like crazy lately. Seems ...

Interesting perspective, thanks for sharing. I'm gearing up to tackle my first roof project soon, and honestly the cordless sounds tempting—no hoses s...